Mount Marapi Erupts Again This Evening (Tuesday, February 20, 2024)

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 20/02/2024 18:17 WIB

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 5:58 PM WIB. The volcano has erupted six times in the last week.

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Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupted again on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 5:58 PM WIB. In the last week, Mount Marapi has erupted 6 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach 600 meters above the peak (3,491 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption of Mount Marapi was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Marapi is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on February 20, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIB showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 30.4 millimeters and a duration of 36 seconds.

Then, there were 3 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 2.6-3.8 millimeters and durations of 23-80 seconds, and 2 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 1.5-3.7 millimeters and durations of 10-18 seconds.

PVMBG urges the community around Mount Marapi and climbers/visitors/tourists not to enter and not to carry out activities within a 4.5-kilometer radius of the eruption center (Verbeek Crater) of Mount Marapi.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 228 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra has had the most eruptions with 63 eruptions.

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